The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-19
The Rights of Travellers.
Philadelphia American. |

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As it is not unlikely that some of the
readers of this article may be placed in
positions where they may be called On
to assert their rights or seek redress
tor wrongs, while travelling, it may be
trat knowledge of their duties and the
duties owing to them may prove of in
terest.
In walking along the streets you must
keep your eyes open, for the owners of
properties arc not liable if you fall
down cellarway where there is a suffi
cient paved and lighted footway over
which you may pass in safety. If the
street is covered with ice, you must use
great care, as neither the city nor the
owners of property fronting on the street
will be liable if you injure yourself by
falling unless you can prove gross care
lessness in the non repair of the street.
But if you, through no carelessness Of
your own, fall down an uaguarded ex-
cavation in the sidewalk or street, or
into coal hole in the pavement, you
can hold The party who left it in such
condition for your damages.
If you board horse-car, you must
not get ON while it is moving, but wait
until it stops; but if you are compelled
to stand for want of seats and the horses
start suddenly and you are injured by
the lar you may obtain redress. If you
should walk to the railway station and
are compelled to cross the track, you
must stop before coming to it, and look
aud listen for approaching trains Ii is
negligence for you TO act Otherwise, and
if YOU fail to fulfill these requirements
-aoavar IS vat, fnrurod
even though the railroad company should
be grossly careless in the running OF
their trains.
1t is the duty of the railroad company
to run their trains on time according to
the printed schedule, and persons who
have been deceived and put to trouble
and expense the company must pay for
| it, but, at the same time, if the company
gives you proper notice OF the delays,
they will not be answerable if they are
unavoidable. Unfortunately, however,
you cannot, in any case, recover for the
annoyance of waiting and the disap
pointments of not getting hot supper,
or of not seeing your friends at par
ticular time, but only for the actual
| loss you may sustain-a difficult matter
to prove in ordinary cases.
If you are travelling with your wife
YOU are entitled to carry q double
amount Of baggage, for though you are
one in law you are two as far as bag
gage is concerned. You should pur-
chase ticket, however, before starting,
and have your baggage checked. The
ticket is the contract with the traveller,
and both he and the company are held
TO its terms usually. If it Is marked
good only between certain dates and
for continuous passage, you may be
restricted to its provisions. Ii you lose
| it, then you must tender the exact fare
to the conductor, for he cannot Le ex-
pected to take proof that you actually
purchased ticket and you cannot ex-
pect him to change 5000 gold piece;
| IL he cannot do 80, he may put you of
the train. The company's duty is to
carry You safely to the destination
marked on the ticket, and land you at
i the station and give you reasonable
time to alight- If you are making :
lc.nnectiDg train y0u are entitled to .
reasonable time to cross over the plat
form from one train to the other, and II
you are not given time and get on the
train while moving snd are injured you
NAV recover damages-what would
|otherwise have been careleasness on
| your part being In this case excusable
4 on account Of the circumstances. Il
! YOU should purchase : ticket for the
ordinary trains and BY mistake get On !
limited express, II i the duty Of the
company y land you at some safo md